Chinese word

赶忙

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎn máng

Meaning

  • adverbhurriedly

Example

我赶忙接了电话。wǒ gǎn máng jiē le diàn huà

I hurriedly answered the phone.

Illustration for 赶忙 (hurriedly)

More examples

听到楼下着火的消息，他赶忙下楼。tīng dào lóu xià zháo huǒ de xiāo xī tā gǎn máng xià lóu

After hearing that there was a fire downstairs, he hurried downstairs.

Core concept

An action pushed into a short time window by urgency.

Common phrases

  • 赶忙离开gǎn máng lí kāi

    hurry away

  • 赶忙赶到gǎn máng gǎn dào

    hurry over

  • 赶忙道歉gǎn máng dào qiàn

    quickly apologize

Similar words

赶紧gán jǐn: Quickly begins an action to avoid delay when prompt action is needed.
赶快gǎn kuài: Does something quickly, stressing that it should happen soon.
急忙jí máng: Deals with something in a hurry, driven by a need to get it done quickly.
匆忙cōng máng: Carries out an action in a hurried, bustling manner rather than at an easy pace.

Definition in Chinese

表示因紧急或时间不够而匆忙做某事的副词。biǎo shì yīn jǐn jí huò shí jiān bú gòu ér cōng máng zuò mǒu shì de fù cí

Word origin

赶忙 (gǎnmáng, "hurry-busy") combines 赶 (gǎn, "hurry") with 忙 (máng, "busy"), giving the idea of doing something in a hurried state.

Usage tips

  • In conversational narration, this adverb usually appears just before the action verb, linking the quick response to a situation that has suddenly become urgent.

Other meanings

  • quicklyadverb

Opposites

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